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The United States continued to finance most of the budget of the South Vietnamese government, deepening the South's dependence on Washington.

In North Vietnam, the DRV pushed forward with the collectivization of agriculture as part of building a socialist economy.

Through 1958, opposition to the Diem government in the South intensified, with growing armed resistance in the countryside.

Through 1958, opposition to the Diem government in the South intensified, with growing armed resistance in the countryside.

The United States continued to finance most of the budget of the South Vietnamese government, deepening the South's dependence on Washington.

In North Vietnam, the DRV pushed forward with the collectivization of agriculture as part of building a socialist economy.

In North Vietnam, the DRV pushed forward with the collectivization of agriculture as part of building a socialist economy.

The United States continued to finance most of the budget of the South Vietnamese government, deepening the South's dependence on Washington.

Through 1958, opposition to the Diem government in the South intensified, with growing armed resistance in the countryside.

The United States continued to finance most of the budget of the South Vietnamese government, deepening the South's dependence on Washington.

Through 1958, opposition to the Diem government in the South intensified, with growing armed resistance in the countryside.

In North Vietnam, the DRV pushed forward with the collectivization of agriculture as part of building a socialist economy.

Through 1958, opposition to the Diem government in the South intensified, with growing armed resistance in the countryside.

Through 1958, opposition to the Diem government in the South intensified, with growing armed resistance in the countryside.

In North Vietnam, the DRV pushed forward with the collectivization of agriculture as part of building a socialist economy.

The United States continued to finance most of the budget of the South Vietnamese government, deepening the South's dependence on Washington.

The United States continued to finance most of the budget of the South Vietnamese government, deepening the South's dependence on Washington.

The United States continued to finance most of the budget of the South Vietnamese government, deepening the South's dependence on Washington.

Through 1958, opposition to the Diem government in the South intensified, with growing armed resistance in the countryside.

In North Vietnam, the DRV pushed forward with the collectivization of agriculture as part of building a socialist economy.

In North Vietnam, the DRV pushed forward with the collectivization of agriculture as part of building a socialist economy.

Through 1958, opposition to the Diem government in the South intensified, with growing armed resistance in the countryside.

In North Vietnam, the DRV pushed forward with the collectivization of agriculture as part of building a socialist economy.

In 1961, the U.S. began counterinsurgency training of ARVN forces, and Kennedy authorized the use of chemical defoliants (Agent Orange), foreshadowing Operation Ranch Hand.